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Hurricane forecaster predicts average ’09 season – 10:30 a.m.

By The Associated Press
April 9, 2009

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The 2009 hurricane season will be less active than last year's flurry of storms, and there's less than a 50 percent chance that a hurricane will hit the southeastern U.S., a...

Law unclear on some types of stem cell research – 11:35 a.m.

By Associated Press
April 3, 2009

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The future of human embryonic stem cell research in Louisiana, where the Legislature has proven hostile to such work, may depend in large part on the interpretation of a state...

Obama pledges new US relations with Europe – 9:45 a.m.

By Associated Press
April 3, 2009

STRASBOURG, France (AP) — Welcomed with thunderous cheers, President Barack Obama pledged on Friday to repair damaged relations with Europe, saying the world came together following the 2001 terrorist...

La. receives ‘A’ in classroom tech – 9:45 a.m.

By Associated Press
April 3, 2009

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The state Department of Education says Louisiana earned high marks in two categories of education technology in a survey done by Education Week magazine. The state was one...

English villagers send Google snapper packing – 11:40 a.m.

By Associated Press
April 3, 2009

LONDON (AP) — You're never far from a camera in Britain, a country that has accepted the presence of millions of surveillance cameras in its streets, shopping centers and public spaces. But for the...

Jobless rate bolts to 8.5 percent, 663K jobs lost – 9:40 a.m.

By Associated Press
April 3, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation's unemployment rate jumped to 8.5 percent in March, the highest since late 1983, as a wide swath of employers eliminated 663,000 jobs. It's fresh evidence of the toll...

At least 12 killed at immigration center in NY – 4:01 p.m.

By The Associated Press
April 3, 2009

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (AP) — A gunman opened fire on a room where immigrants were taking a citizenship exam in downtown Binghamton on Friday, killing as many as 13 people before committing suicide, officials...

No statewide election funds budgeted – 9:50 a.m.

By Associated Press
April 3, 2009

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Secretary of State Jay Dardenne has urged lawmakers to wait until 2010 to put proposed constitutional amendments on the ballot because there's no money for a statewide election...

Storms last week cause $4M in damage

By Lindsey Meaux
Staff Writer
April 3, 2009

The early morning storms that smacked the community on March 26 will cost the University more than $3.8 million, according to a damage report released Thursday by the Office of Facility Resources.The $3,893,535.60...

S.O.S. to delivering eggs to capitol to show disappointment – 10:25 a.m.

By Kyle Bove
Chief Staff Writer
April 3, 2009

Students in the S.O.S. - Save Our Schools campaign will hand deliver plastic Easter eggs to Gov. Bobby Jindal's office at noon today to show their disappointment in the governor's decision to use $50 million...

Obama: US cannot shoulder Afghan burden alone – 11:45 a.m.

By Associated Press
April 3, 2009

STRASBOURG, France (AP) — European nations pledged Friday on the eve of NATO's 60th anniversary summit that they would support America's new Afghan war strategy with more civilian aid and small troop...

Keep the Pace 5K Run raises $32,700 – 10:35 a.m.

By Kyle Bove
Chief Staff Writer
April 3, 2009

The LSU chapter of the National Association of Women MBAs hosted its first annual Keep the Pace 5K Run on Saturday, March 21. The run, which raised $32,700, benefitted the Charlotte Murray Pace Memorial...